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Spotlight: Alumnus J.T. Carter
Four years ago, J.T. Carter was an Auburn student interviewing with industry recruiters in the McWhorter School of Building Science. These days, he’s back in the lobby of the Miller Gorrie Center on the other side of the table as the lead recruiter at Auburn for Linbeck Construction.
Building Science, Architecture faculty digitally preserving Alabama’s disappearing Rosenwald Schools
In the early decades of the 1900s when racial segregation was the norm, almost 400 schools were built in rural Alabama to serve as educational facilities for African American children.
Paul Holley Receives Presidential Award for Teaching
Holley, of the McWhorter School of Building Science, has been named a winner of the 2021 Gerald and Emily Leischuck Endowed Presidential Award for Excellence in Teaching, an annual honor that recognizes two full-time, tenured Auburn faculty members who have demonstrated effective and innovative teaching methods as well as a commitment to student advising and mentoring.
Lauren Redden Honored by Construction Business Owner Magazine
Lauren Redden of the McWhorter School of Building Science is teaching the next generation of construction professionals.
Industry Advisory Council Assists Building Science Faculty
Faculty in Auburn’s McWhorter School of Building Science are careful to ensure that the course content they teach reflects the rapidly changing landscape of the construction industry.
Building Science Students Host Construction Industry Podcast
Davis Hambrick and Walker Lott are graduates of the McWhorter School of Building Science and hosts of “Laying Foundations,” a unique podcast that addresses issues related to construction management and highlights individuals who work in the industry.
M. Miller Gorrie Center Celebrates 15th Anniversary
The M. Miller Gorrie Center, where Auburn’s McWhorter School of Building Science is housed, turns fifteen years old on October 20, 2021.
Applying Augmented Reality to Construction
McWhorter School of Building Science faculty Jeff Kim and Darren Olsen are applying augmented reality technology in new ways to improve inspections and training in building construction.
Using LiDAR to Measure Sediment Retention by Sediment Barriers
The goal of this research is develop an accurate way to quantify sediment retention by sediment barriers in order to evaluate their performance.
Reality Capture for Construction Sites
The project team has implemented, tested and evaluated innovative reality capture technology, including LiDAR scanning, 360-photography and robot on an on-going construction project.